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Masterful and evocative narration, just incredibly well done.

Revisado: 12-07-24

From the first momemt I was invested in these women's stories. Catherynne M Valente has crafted a spotlight, one that illuminates the dark corners, the hidden underbelly of the superhero genre. Men with unrestrstrained power, and the women aroumd them who are sucked dry by it, even after death.

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Helped me view the Ashley Madison debacle with some compassion for the victims.

Revisado: 03-13-24

Not an especially deep dive into the Ashley Madison hack, but I really liked how the reporting was driven by the people whose lives were effected. The Ashley Madison subscribers, reporters who were in the thick of the story when it broke.
Interesting, informative and short enough to consume in one sitting.

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Compelling characters and excellent narration

Revisado: 02-17-24

Funny, Sweet and heart-breaking all at once. Matthew is broody, steady and responsible. Athena is damaged and at the end of her tether, after Johnny (Matthew's brother) abruptly ended her their engagement.
I loved how Athena and Matthew's relationship started out slow, a deep friendship.
The, I'm assuming (without checking with Professor Google) fictional, town of Harlot's Bay is definitely a character in the novel. Cute, lively and inclusive with a spicy back story.

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Effective Storytelling.

Revisado: 01-21-24

I am a fan of short stories, I like how they can convey so much with so few words. This story of a mother's loss and redemption, did not disappoint.

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Rose's Journey to Life Was Fun To Read

Revisado: 01-12-24

The Narrator for Angus had a cadence to his
voice that I really did not care for. And, although I liked Angus as a character, his behavior toward's the end was a bit too self-centered.

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Short, Enjoyable Holiday Themed Story

Revisado: 12-21-23

The author, somehow, managed to make the "Pining over best friend's boyfriend" thing work. The excellent performance and Rachel's integrity helped erase what would normally be an icky situation.
Oz was a bit too clueless sometimes and the short length of the story required some of the psychological reason's for the shallowness of his relationship to be glossed over.
But, it was really fun to listen to.

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Nice to have on in the background, narration is excellent.

Revisado: 12-08-23

Pretty average story, but pleasant overall. Romance is lackluster.

Demeter is a bad boss, there are reasons, but still. Katie's treatment of Demeter, while she is a paying customer at her family's farm, was just ridiculous. And the co-workers who are sabotaging Demeter, that is just messed up. But, as a plot device, really has a lot of holes.l, if you look at it closely.

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Clever and original.

Revisado: 10-27-22

Story of a failed marriage, told through the lens of an in person marketing questionnaire.

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Wow. Powerful Story.

Revisado: 10-25-22

The straight-forward narration allows you to forget it is, in fact, a horror story. Very well done.

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Narrator's Performance was Excellent

Revisado: 10-04-22

I have always loved this story, my favorite of all the stories of the Bedwyn Siblings, but I was finding it a bit tedious towards the end. Christine's constant, I shouldn't love you but I do but I shouldn't marry you, but maybe I will. I think I tend to skip over a lot of that when I read a book and that is much more difficult with an audiobook.
I think Christine's trauma from her first marriage was real, but it was so lightly touched on I think she came off as shallow. I never got that impression when I read it in hardcover, years and years ago, but she seemed shallow this time and that is disappointing.
I have really gone off historicals the last fews years. References to the servants standing around, waiting for orders from their "betters" and their "horrible" lower class accents, stuff like that just rubs me the wrong way nowadays.

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